Movers and Shakers June 8, 2011
Century 21 Beutler & Associates hires new education manager
Century 21 Beutler & Associates has hired Spokane Realtor Linda Miller as the company's education manager.
Miller, a certified real estate instructor in Washington, will serve as the administrator and teach for the company's real estate school - Century 21 Beutler & Associates, Education.
The company recently received certification for a real estate school from the Washington Department of Licensing; the school has been certified by the Idaho Real Estate Commission since 2006.
"My passion is teaching and inspiring people to do their best and I'm very excited to be a part of the Century 21 Beutler team," Miller said.
Miller's areas of educational interest include ethics, professional standards, fair housing and building successful real estate businesses. The school's first approved courses for Washington are "Ethics for the Real Estate Professional" and "Negotiations for the Real Estate Professional."
Miller began her real estate career in 1989 and received her broker's license in 1992. She has owned and operated a successful real estate brokerage as well as worked with several Spokane area brokerages over the years.
Welch Comer Engineers names
transportation project manager
Melissa Cleveland, P.E. recently joined Welch Comer Engineers as a transportation project manager. Cleveland received her bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from the University of Idaho and has seven years of transportation engineering experience. She has worked locally on transportation projects such as the NIC Education Corridor, Lancaster Road Phases 1 and 2, and Fernan Hill Road. Cleveland will support and expand Welch Comer Engineers' growing transportation engineering practice.
Kootenai Electric Cooperative adds three new members
Kootenai Electric Cooperative has added three new members to its staff: Gene Zeckser, member services supervisor; Diane Griswold, human resources administrator and Tim Lederhos, IT field technician.
Zeckser served 24 years in the Navy, ending his service as a Chief Petty Officer, and comes to KEC after eight years as a team manager for Center Partners.
Griswold formerly worked in medical billing and has experience in small office management. She graduated from University of Idaho with a bachelor of science in family and consumer science.
Lederhos came to KEC after working for the electrical engineering firm H2E Inc., where he worked in IT administration and industrial automation. He received his education from DeVry and Capella Universities.
Idaho Department of Labor director to speak next week
Roger Madsen, director of the Idaho Department of Labor, will be in Kootenai County next week. His visit is part of a statewide tour to dialogue about some of the issues facing employers as Idaho slowly climbs out of the recession.
Some of the topics planned for discussion include Idaho's new Hire One tax credit; the state's labor services, and what employers need to help put the region on the road to economic recovery.
Madsen, and other area business leaders, will meet in Post Falls on June 14 from 3-4:30 p.m. at the state labor department office, 600 N. Thornton St.
Employers and others interested in attending should call to make a reservation, 457-8789 ext. 3992.
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